- Authorized 25 May 1775 in the Continental Army as the 3d New York Regiment and assigned to the New York (subsequently the Northern) Department.
- Organized 28 June - 4 August 1775 to consist of 10 companies from Ulster, Dutchess, Orange and Suffolk Counties.
- Reorganized and redesignated 27 April 1776 as the 2d New York Regiment, an element of the Northern Department, to consist of 10 companies.
- Reorganized and redesignated 26 January 1777 as the 4th New York Regiment, to consist of 8 companies; concurrently , relieved from the Northern Department and assigned to the Highlands Department .
- Assigned 12 June 1777 to the 2d Connecticut Brigade, an element of the Highlands Department .
- Relieved 16 August 1777 from the 2d Connecticut Brigade and assigned to the Northern Department.
- Assigned 22 August 1777 to the New Hampshire Brigade, an element of the Northern Department.
- New Hampshire Brigade relieved 23 October 1777 from the Northern Department and assigned to the Main Army.
- Relieved 22 July 1778 from the New Hampshire Brigade and assigned to the New York Brigade, an element of the Main Army.
- New York Brigade relieved 19 November 1778 from the Main Army and assigned to the Northern Department.
- New York Brigade relieved 24 May 1779 from the Northern Department and assigned to the Main Army.
- Reorganized 30 May 1779, to consist of 9 companies.
- New York Brigade relieved 30 May 1780 from the Main Army and assigned to the Northern Department.
- New York Brigade relieved 19 June 1780 from the Northern Department and assigned to the Highlands Department .
- Relieved 18 October 1780 from the New York Brigade and assigned to the Northern Department.
- Consolidated 1 January 1781 with the 2d and 5th New York Regiments
Lineage taken from "The Continental Army" by Robert K Wright
The 4th New York Regiment was raised on May 25, 1775 at Albany, New York for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action in the New York Campaign, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Sullivan Expedition. The regiment would be merged into the 2nd NY on January 1, 1781 and furloughed June 2, 1783 at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 15, 1783.
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